What color is #BFCDAB?

#BFCDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCDAB?

The RGB value is 191, 205, 171: 191 red, 205 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCDAB?

The complementary color is #B9ABCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCDAB color

#BFCDAB rgb(191, 205, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFCDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 67.1% blue (191, 205, 171).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#BFCDAB color codes

HEX	`#BFCDAB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 205, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -10.79, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 18.76, 125.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.667, 57.679, 46.984)`
Decimal	`12570027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCDAB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFCDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFCDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcdab; }
.text { color: #bfcdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 205 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcdab, #aecdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BFCDAB?: #BFCDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCDAB?: The RGB value is 191, 205, 171: 191 red, 205 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCDAB?: The complementary color is #B9ABCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.